Christie Clinic Illinois races to go forward Saturday morning according to race officials
The 10K, Marathon, 4-Person Relay and Half Marathon will take place as scheduled on Saturday morning.
Bears pitch $3.2B stadium plan, but Pritzker still ‘skeptical’ despite team’s $2B pledge
Bears executives, city leaders make appeal for $900M in public funding, $1.5B for infrastructure.
No. 4 seed Illinois rolls into WBIT championships game with 81-58 rout over Washington State
The Fighting Illini now face top-seeded Villanova in Wednesday’s championship game. Illinois started fast, shot 54% from the field and spent most of the second pulling away after taking a 42-28 halftime lead.
Terrence Shannon Jr. leads Illinois past Iowa State 72-69 for first Elite Eight trip since 2005
Illinois reached a regional final for the fourth time in the past 40 years and will meet defending champion UConn on Saturday for a trip to the Final Four.
Illinois finally gets past opening weekend of March Madness with 89-63 rout of Duquesne
The Illini will play No. 2 seed Iowa State in an East Region semifinal in Boston on Thursday.
UIUC students celebrate Illini men’s basketball win in NCAA tournament opener
Crowds gathered on campus and at bars across Campustown in Champaign to watch the University of Illinois Fighting Illini face off with the Morehead State Eagles on Thursday for the NCAA tournament opener. The No. 3 Illini beat the No. 14 Eagles 85-to-69 in the team’s first match-up of the March Madness season. Holly Handschuh, […]
Shannon helps Illinois move on to bigger stage after Big Ten championship
Illinois has the No. 3 seed in the East Region in the NCAA Tournament.
Shannon scores 34 points as No. 13 Illinois takes Big Ten title with 93-87 win over Wisconsin
They won their fourth conference title and their second in four years. They shot 16 of 26 from the floor in the second half. Shannon finished with 102 points in three games this weekend, one short of the Big Ten Tournament scoring record.
Shannon scores Big Ten tourney-record 40 points, No. 13 Illinois beats Nebraska 98-87 in semifinals
Marcus Domask added 16 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and Luke Goode made four 3-pointers for the Illini.
No. 13 Illinois rallies to beat Ohio State 77-74 in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals
Illinois will get the winner of Friday’s late quarterfinal. The Illini beat the Hoosiers 70-62 in January and the Cornhuskers 87-84 in February.
Terrence Shannon Jr. scores 25 as No. 12 Illinois beats Iowa 73-61
Illinois finished three games behind Big Ten champion Purdue and will be the No. 2 seed in this week’s Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis.
Edey helps rally No. 3 Purdue to 77-71 win at No. 12 Illinois to clinch outright Big Ten title
Marcus Domask led second-place Illinois with 20 points.
Domask’s homecoming helps No. 13 Illinois win 91-83 to continue Wisconsin’s slide
llinois has won its last six matchups with Wisconsin. That represents the Illini’s longest winning streak in the series since beating the Badgers 16 straight times from 1981-89. Domask went to high school about 60 miles northeast of Madison in Waupun, Wisconsin, and had 200-300 people in the stands cheering him on.
Shannon leads No. 13 Illinois past Minnesota 105-97
Minnesota led 63-62 with 14:15 left, but a jumper by Shannon put Illinois ahead for good.
Coleman Hawkins scores 30, No. 12 Illinois rallies for a 95-85 win over Iowa
Illinois won its 1,000th game in Big Ten play. A charter member of the conference, Illinois is 1,000-757 in the Big Ten in 119 seasons.